Lesson 3.2.3.2

3.2.3.2 Urban forms Quiz: AQA Geography, Unit 2

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  1. In the Burgess concentric zone model, which zone lies immediately around the central business district?

    • Middle-class residential zone
    • Transition zone
    • Suburban shopping zone
    • Outer commuter zone
  2. Which urban model describes land-use zones growing outward in sectors along transport corridors?

    • Mann's model
    • Harris-Ullman model
    • Hoyt sector model
    • Burgess concentric model
  3. What key feature characterises the Harris and Ullman urban land-use model?

    • Multiple nuclei
    • Transport sectors
    • Concentric rings
    • Linear corridors
  4. What is a self-contained commercial hub on the outskirts of a city called?

    • Inner precinct
    • Cultural quarter
    • Fortress development
    • Edge city
  5. Which urban landscape feature uses high security and physical barriers to restrict public access?

    • Fortress development
    • Edge city
    • Mixed development
    • Cultural quarter
  6. What process involves affluent individuals buying and renovating property in run-down urban areas?

    • Suburbanisation
    • Gentrification
    • Counter-urbanisation
    • Decentralisation
  7. What urban area focuses on arts, history, and leisure to drive economic regeneration?

    • Edge city
    • Industrial park
    • Fortress development
    • Cultural quarter
  8. Which type of urban development combines residential, commercial, and leisure uses in one location?

    • Mixed-use development
    • Suburban enclave
    • Industrial estate
    • Single-use zoning
  9. A city's land values are highest at the centre and fall with distance. Which Burgess zone would show the highest density of commercial high-rise buildings?

    • Middle-class residential zone
    • Working-class zone
    • Central business district
    • Outer commuter zone
  10. Which model features wedge-shaped land-use zones extending outwards along major transport routes?

    • Harris-Ullman model
    • Hoyt sector model
    • Burgess concentric model
    • Mannering frame model
  11. Which feature is characteristic of a post-modern western city structure?

    • Single CBD
    • Uniform housing
    • Concentric rings
    • Fragmented architecture
  12. A city's ethnic groups are highly clustered in particular districts, with few mixed areas. This pattern is best described as:

    • Complete residential dispersal
    • High cultural integration
    • High spatial segregation
    • Low economic inequality
  13. What is a key benefit of town centre mixed developments?

    • Industrial expansion
    • Continuous daily activity
    • Suburban sprawl
    • Lower population density
  14. Where are edge cities most commonly located within an urban area?

    • Near motorway junctions
    • Beside historic centres
    • Inside industrial zones
    • In the CBD
  15. Which physical factor directly constrains and guides urban land-use spatial layout?

    • Longitude
    • Latitude
    • Topography
    • Solar radiation
  16. Why are post-modern cities described as spatially fragmented?

    • Centralised governance
    • Gated private enclaves
    • Uniform grid plans
    • Concentric growth rings
  17. What spatial outcome usually results from high economic inequality in urban areas?

    • Suburban decline
    • Equal housing distribution
    • Residential social segregation
    • Industrial decay
  18. Land value drops linearly from £10,000/m² downtown to £2,000/m² at 5 km. What is it at 2 km?

    • £6,800/m²
    • £6,000/m²
    • £7,200/m²
    • £5,200/m²
  19. What is a major limitation of the Burgess concentric zone model in modern cities?

    • Focuses on megacities
    • Ignores land values
    • Assumes multiple nuclei
    • Ignores transport networks
  20. What process leads to households clustering in neighbourhoods based on income and status?

    • Urban regeneration
    • Residential sorting
    • Suburbanisation
    • Counterurbanisation

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